I’m the first to admit I don’t really understand babies. I know they are tiny people and that I was one (I think), but that’s about it. In fact, I once suggested my friend leave her 2-year-old at a cinema to watch the Lion King while we went and grabbed a drink next door. I stand by that as a good idea.

And I really don’t understand the secret language used to talk about the age of a baby. 8 weeks? 24 months? WHY?!

I thought looking at baby pregnancy trackers online would help me to join in on all the excitement. It only confused me more. This week it’s the size of an apple, next week it’s the size of a lemon. Why did your baby get smaller?

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Turns out I wasn’t alone in my confusion. Enter the folk at Babysizer.

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The website explains:

‘Babysizer was created in the spring of 2015 during my wife’s first trimester. On the first day of each pregnancy week, we would check the size of our baby in multiple pregnancy apps and sites to compare our baby to a fruit.

With a ruler in one hand, and a bit of time in the other, I compiled a list of iconic food items that would better reflect the average size of a baby each pregnancy week. The list was meant to entertain myself during the pregnancy, but it quickly became apparent that Babysizer was helpful to other expectant parents.’

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Why do we always compare a growing baby to fruit? It’s not like we’re planning on eating it.

Babysizer solves that problem by comparing your baby to things you actually know. Select from visualization categories of Geeky, Manly, Cravings and Facts and you’ll be presented with such helpful images as a can of spam, a star wars figurine and a can of WD-40.

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Remember, these online pregnancy trackers should not be used as a substitute for professional medical advice.

The baby is sized up based on the average fetal crown (top of the head) to rump (bottom of butt) length. All the objects are selected and assigned to a week using the longest side of an object.

To make sure each week can be assigned to a relatable object, the website explains that some minor liberties were taken. Fair.

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Despite my confusion around this subject mater, I had at least an hour of fun with on this site.